Michael Ecuyer , LCSW

Michael Ecuyer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas with 33 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, family transitions, and life changes. He blends a practical coaching mindset with clinical training to support individuals, couples, and parents as they confront depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting struggles, anger, career pressures, and compassion fatigue. Michael also works with issues related to abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment and blended family dynamics, chronic illness and caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and control issues, and recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

He frames much of his work through a life-coaching perspective, focusing on identifying obstacles that keep people from moving toward their goals and purpose. Michael has extensive experience with relationship disappointments, crippling stress, marital conflict, and the practical demands of modern family life, including blended families and workplace or financial stressors. His approach combines clinical methods with collaborative coaching so clients can develop clearer priorities, stronger communication, and healthier coping skills.

Michael offers flexible ways to engage, including phone and text-based sessions and sometimes video meetings, and he typically maintains daytime weekday availability with some evening hours and occasional weekend afternoons. He responds to messages daily and works with clients from varied backgrounds, including international clients. As an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - he brings decades of social work practice to help people pursue meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michael frequently uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client's pace to build insight and self-directed change; this approach is helpful for people seeking validation, clearer goals, and stronger self-esteem. He also integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress, using practical skills to manage symptoms. For relationship and attachment concerns, he draws on emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) techniques to improve communication and deepen emotional connection between partners by exploring underlying needs and patterns.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Michael works with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting strategies over time so therapy remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for working with Michael - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into busy schedules and to maintain continuity when life is unpredictable. These options increase accessibility and flexibility, allowing licensed professionals and therapists to focus on meaningful progress regardless of location.